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XFX 790i Ultra Mainboard Review
Date: 2008-04-03 Reviewed by: Shane McGlaun Manufacturer: XFX
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9.5/10
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| PCI-E |
| (2) PCI Express 2.0, (1) PCI Express 1.0 |
| USB |
| (10) USB 2.0 ports (6 Rear + 2x2 Onboard) |
| Front Side Bus |
| 1600 MHz with supporting CPU |
| Socket |
| Intel Socket 775 |
| SATA/PATA Drives |
| 6/2 |
| PCI Slot |
| PCI-E 2.0 (2), PCI-E 1.0 (1), PCI-E x1 (1), PCI (2) |
| SATA Speed |
| 3.0 Gb/s |
| IEEE 1394 (Firewire) |
| (2) 1394a @ 400 Mb/s (1 Rear + 1 Onboard) |
| System Memory |
| Dual Channel 240-pin DDR3 up to 2000MHz w/ EPP 2.0 |
| Supported CPUs |
| Intel Penryn, Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Pentium |
| Audio |
| 8-Channel High Definition Audio |
| RAID |
| 0,1,0+1,5 |
| SLI Techonology |
| 3 x16 (3-Way SLI) |
| Chipset |
| NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra MCP |
| LAN |
| Dual Onboard LAN Supports 10/100/1000 Mb/s |
| Native Gigabit Ethernet Connections |
| Dual |
| Highlighted Features |
| SLI-Ready Memory with EPP , NVIDIA LinkBoost Technology , TCP/IP Acceleration , NVIDIA FirstPacket Technology , NVIDIA MediaShield Storage Technology , Windows Vista Ready |
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Features
NVIDIA SLI technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows users to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an nForce SLI MCP. Available on nForce 680i SLI and nForce 650i SLI MCPs
High definition audio brings consumer electronics quality sound to the PC delivering high quality sound from multiple channels. Using HDA, systems can deliver 192kHz/32-bit quality for eight channels, supporting new audio formats.
NVIDIA networking delivers the highest network throughput at the lowest CPU utilization. The manageable and stable NVIDIA networking solution results in better networking management and a lower total cost of ownership. Only NVIDIA integrates this level of networking features to allow you to take your online experience to the next level.
Be the 'King of Ping' with NVIDIA FirstPacket technology. Get the crystal-clear phone conversations and online gaming performance you expect. NVIDIA FirstPacket technology assures your game data, VoIP conversations, and large file transfers are delivered according to preferences set by you in an intuitive wizard.
NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP automatically increases bandwidth when select NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards are detected
Suite of features that safeguards your most important digital media assets; always reliable, scalable, and accessible. Includes RAID and SATA drive support.
The industry's fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance eliminates network bottlenecks and improves overall system efficiency and performance.
Look for other components including select NVIDIA GeForce GPUs and system memory that automatically increase system bus speeds when paired with NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI motherboards.
Designed to run with PCI Express bus architecture. This bus doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X, delivering 4GB/s of upstream data transfer and 4GB/s of downstream data transfer.
A standard plug-and-play interface that provides easy-to-use connectivity for USB devices.
NVIDIA nForce®-based motherboards are perfect for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ when coupled with an NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU and 512MB of system memory.
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